The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Minnesota
- Level
- State
- Authority
- Minn. Stat. secs. 12.21, subd. 3, 12.32, 12.45, 8.31; amends EO 20-99; approved by the Executive Council
- Issued
- 2020-12-16 Dec. 16, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-12-18 11:59 p.m. (read as 2020-12-18)
- End
- 2021-01-10 11:59 p.m. (rescinded by EO 21-01 para. 1) (read as 2021-01-10)
- In force
- Dec. 18, 2020 to Jan. 10, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q42021 Q1
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Business closureCapacity limitGathering capTravel and quarantineCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues
- Addressees
- all individuals
- restaurants and bars (outdoor only)
- gyms, pools, venues (closed)
- Functions reached
- DR indoor closed, outdoor 50 percent/100/4 per table
- BA 10 p.m. closing
- FC closed (until Jan. 3, 2021)
- PE/AM closed
- GATH 2 households/10
- CB
- Collection
- Minnesota MN
Operative words
1. Effective Friday, December 18, 2020 at 11:59 pm, through Sunday, January 10, 2021 at 11:59 pm, individuals and businesses throughout Minnesota must continue to comply with the provisions of Executive Order 20-99, except as modified or superseded by the following amendments.... 6.a.... indoor social gatherings involving not more than two households, up to a maximum of 10 people, are permitted... Outdoor social gatherings involving not more than three households, up to a maximum of 15 people, are permitted... 7.c.vi. Restaurants... must remain closed for indoor service, but may provide outdoor service if they adhere to... A.... Establishments may not exceed 50 percent capacity, with a maximum of 100 people. B. All establishments must ensure that no more than four customers are seated at one table. C. All establishments must close and remain closed each day for outdoor on-premises consumption between the hours of 10:00 pm and 4:00 am.
Enforcement
EO 20-99 para. 10 penalties
Notes
Para. 5 recites that because indoor dine-in 'is prohibited', the restaurant closure continues for purposes of Laws 2020, ch. 75 (takeout alcohol). Travel advisory switched to MDH quarantine guidance (para. 4).